Ampulomet
The Ampulomet (Russian: 125-мм ампуломёт образца 1941 года, also rendered Ampulomyot, ampulla mortar, etc, lit. "ampule/vial thrower" cf. Миномёт) was an expedient anti-tank weapon which launched a 125 mm incendiary projectile made of spherical glass. This weapon was introduced in 1941 and used (to a limited degree) by the Red Army in World War II, but by 1942 was largely obsolete.
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The Ampulomet (Russian: 125-мм ампуломёт образца 1941 года, also rendered Ampulomyot, ampulla mortar, etc, lit. "ampule/vial thrower" cf. Миномёт) was an expedient anti-tank weapon which launched a 125 mm incendiary projectile made of spherical glass. This weapon was introduced in 1941 and used (to a limited degree) by the Red Army in World War II, but by 1942 was largely obsolete.
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The weapon consisted of an unrifled tube with a crude breech mounted on a Y-shaped pedestal which pivoted on trunnions to provide elevation. Two breech mounted inverted horns were provided for traverse/elevation and a simple inclinometer for targeting and range calculation. A black powder charge was inserted into the breech and fired by a percussion cap to propel the AZh-2 glass ampule. The ampules were filled with an incendiary mixture known as KS. KS was a mixture of 80% phosphorus and 20% sulfur which ignited when exposed to air. The burning mixture created a bright flame, thick white smoke and would burn for up to three minutes at temperatures between 800–1,000 °C (1,470–1,830 °F). The burning liquid would seep through vision slots or engine grilles on a tank and ignite ammunition or fuel as well as choke and blind the crew.
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- 1.Chamberlain, Peter. Infantry, mountain, and airborne guns. Arco. 63. 1975. 0668038195.
- 2.Sutton Pub. Red Army Handbook 1939-1945. 197. 1998. 978-0-7509-1740-7.
- 3.David M. Glantz. Companion To Colossus Reborn: Key Documents And Statistics. University Press of Kansas. 154. 2005. 978-0-7006-1359-5.
- 4.Círculo Militar (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Revista. Calle de Viamonte. 562. 1945.
- 5.Gordon L. Rottman. Soviet Rifleman 1941-45. Osprey Publishing. 30–. 2007. 978-1-84603-127-4.
- 6.Gordon L. Rottman. World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics. Osprey Publishing. 47–. 2005. 978-1-84176-842-7.
- 7.Natzvaladze, Yury. The Trophies Of The Red Army During The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. Volume 1. Land O'Sun Printers. 31–34. 1996.
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